After nearly half a year of preheating tour, the watch was finally auctioned at Phillips Fuye Si "WINNING ICONS" at 6 pm at New York time on Oct. 26 The Finally, even the commission price of up to 17.43 million US dollars, while breaking a lot of world records, including "the history of the most expensive stainless steel watch", "the history of the most expensive auction watch", "the history of the most expensive Of Rolex "and so on. Prior to the world record was sold by the same auction house Phillips Fu Yi Si at this time last year to sell a value of 11.48 million steel Patek Philippe Ref.1518.
And this watch is not a limited edition Rolex, but can be casually in the store to buy the ordinary style, the reason to sell so exaggerated high prices, behind the story.
Story about the "Paul Newman's Paul Newman"
In 1963, Rolex launched a new generation of chronograph watch Daytona for racing drivers. This new style by Rolex, quickly come to the fore. Chronograph with a strong contrast color design, on the surface of the external attention: light-colored surface with black design, or black surface with light design. The tachometer (using the chronograph second hand to measure the average speed of the object within a specific distance scale) from the surface to the outer periphery of the outer surface to provide more space, more simple. Rolex to practical as the starting point of the design considerations, making the timing function easier to read, in the year, this can be regarded as a challenge.
In the mid-1960s, Rolex Daytona released a different style of the disk, called "exotic dials". This dial and the ordinary dial of the most obvious difference is that the timing of the small dial at the end of a small box. (See red arrow below)
Foreign well-known Rolex Forum RPR estimated that this generation of Rolex Daytona production in 44,000, and the use of "exotic dials" disk Ditone number in the 1200 to 1800 between. At the same time Rolex in the early 70s and updated a simple disk design, configuration, many people even to Rolex after the sale of "exotic dials" replacement into a new dial. Resulting in a further reduction in the number of "exotic dials".
Then worthless "exotic dials" Di Tonga, in today has become a meat and potatoes, valuable.
1992 $9,257 (Antiquorum, April 11, 1992)
1998 $17,296 (Christie’s, London, March 18, 1998)
2003 $39,434 (Antiquorum, October 11, 2003)
2008 $66,000 (Antiquorum, October 17, 2008)
2013 $75,000 (Christie’s, New York, June 11, 2013)
Behind this worth of story, you have to mention a person, he is "Paul Newman" .
Handsome, capable, versatile, and kindly, Paul Newman is not scientific.
Paul Newman was allegedly photographed by a magazine in Italy, where the special "exotic dials" of the wrist took a very eye-catching position on the cover. And this "exotic dials" Di Dayong also by the Italian watch dealer called "Paul Newman", the name is widely spread, visibility is also higher than the original name "exotic dials".
International famous watch speculation groups Italians to see the value of which, then began to speculation.
It can be said, Paul Newman wearing this piece of Rolex Daytona, with a fire is not everyone optimistic about the watch style, witnessed the rise of Rolex. This watch on the modern world, the Rolex antique table collection have a significant impact.
Paul Newman died on September 26, 2008 in Westport, Connecticut, USA, aged 83 years. And he was wearing this piece of "exotic dials" Di Tonga's whereabouts has always been a fan, are legendary retained in the hands of his loved ones, but the specific whereabouts do not know.
Lucky Boy James Cox
In 1978, a 13-year-old American boy named James Cox met his idol Paul Newman on the racing field and kept a precious picture with the camera.Five years later, the 18-year-old James Cox admitted to college, where he met Nell Potts, a hot girl who would be racing. Soon, James Cox and Nell Potts were together and became lovers.
One day, the students meet to eat. Girl Nell Potts brought a bottle of Newman's Own salad dressing, and "Newman Own" is Paul Newman in 1982 to create a company named after their own food company. James Cox saw Paul Newman endorsement of the salad dressing, can not help but share with the students boasted in his childhood had seen the famous star.
Paul Newman and his eldest daughter Nell Potts
At this point, the whole table of students can not help but laugh. James Cox did not realize that his girlfriend, Nell Potts, was the daughter of Paul Newman, and he was the last person in the group who knew Nell Potts's true identity.
Encounter such a thing, James Cox of course choose to forgive Nell Potts it!
Later, James Cox went to Nell Potts' home and met her father, Paul Newman, and was still on her home.
Paul Newman and James Cox
In the summer of 1984, James Cox and Paul Newman were preparing to repair the holiday house. They spent the day in the tree house, Paul Newman asked James Cox what time, he needs to proofread the watch time. James Cox replied: "I do not know what time now, I do not have a watch."
Paul Newman was surprised that as a big star he had forgotten that a student without graduation could not afford a watch.
Paul Newman immediately took the Rolex removed from his hand to James Cox and said, "This is a watch that you can give it to the chain and it can tell you the time.
At that time, James Cox knew that Rolex was a great brand, but James Cox did not know how important this watch was.
Paul Newman gave James Cox this ruthier was a gift given to his wife by his wife in the 1960s, when Ditten took the speed outer ring to help the car racing Paul Newman quickly measured the speed of the car. Behind this Dietona, also carved Paul Newman's wife's reminder of the words "Be careful to drive!"
The importance of this watch is self-evident, Paul Newman willing to send this piece of Rolex to James Cox, must be recognized as the old husband's son-in-law, there is a Chinese family mother bracelet passed to the daughter-in-law feeling. Paul Newman hopes to use Rolex to keep this "labor" in their home.
James Cox and Nell Potts did not come together, and the two of them broke up after 10 years of acquaintance and did not get married.
After a parting, James Cox has been wearing this piece of old lover who sent the watch. But he just put this watch as a family souvenir only. In the mid-90s, Paul Newman version of the Daytona by the Italian speculation, the price rose rapidly. James Cox is wearing a watch that is recognized by passers-by, passers-by called 'Paul Newman Watch! Paul Newman Watch! '.
James Cox doubts why passers-by know that this watch is what Paul Newman himself gave him, so he began to pay attention to this information. Later he knew that his old man had brought the watch to a boom, and the watch was called "Paul Newman". Actor Paul Newman I wear the Rolex Dayton model is Ref.6239, and has a small box "exotic dials" Di Dayong a total of six models, so the broad "Paul Newman" refers to the "exotic dials" disk version Daytona, and the narrow "Paul Newman" refers to the "exotic dials" disk version Ref.6239. More narrowly is the "Paul Newman's own Paul Newman exotic dials disk Ref.6239" the.
Over the years, James Cox has been collecting this watch. However, James Cox I can not always have. James Cox chose to sell this extremely valuable Rolex and donated some of his sales to the Nell Newman Foundation as a charity, and the diving for more than 30 years was Paul's Newman's Paul Newman "finally appeared!
In this watch when the show, we all know that the auction price will be broken record, but do not know to which height. Because although this watch is indeed Paul Newman Paul Newman Paul, and still the only piece, while Paul Newman's daughter also issued a related signature certificate. But the biggest drawback is that this watch and the ordinary with "exotic dials" disk version of Dietong in appearance is not much difference, only in the table covered with Paul Newman wife carved with the machine blessing, and this few The letters are still hiding behind, it is difficult to wear it. So there will be a feeling, that is spent 100.52 million to buy the watch will be considered the value of one hundred million ordinary version, too low-key.
Even the case of the watch itself is not perfect, dial has been because of water vapor and the emergence of discoloration.
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